Toy horse propelled by the rider



T. COW'BUR'N. HORSE PROPELLED BY THE RDER. APPLICATION FILED Auazs. |920.

1,418,62.G A f .PatentedJune 6,1922* UNIT'D msgAi' y rHoivrAs coWBUni-vpor cirrrncnnowiv, ENGLAND.

"io'Y HORSE riz-oramai) BY THE ninna.

Application led August 25, 1920; Serial 1\To..:40ii,035.7A

To all whom may concern: v i

Be it known that I, THOMAS COWBURN, a

'y i subject of the King ofGreat Britain, resid-` and which forms the subject-matter of Britu is a specification.

ing atwApsley House,.Churchdown, inthe county of JGrloucester, l England, have invented anew andfusefulv Toy Horse Pro# pelled by the Rider, of which the following v This invention has referencey to improvements 'in toy-horsesV of the kindl that are propelled bythe rider alternately rising in the'stirrups yand sitting down on the saddle ish.Letters-Patentgranted to me under N o. 113577. 1

A toy horse constructedjsubstantially as described in the specification ofthe said Letters Patent, works quite satisfactorily if the rider steers a straight or nearly straight course, but if he attempts to turn round a comparatively sharp corner it is found that one or other of the hoises legs is raised oif the ground.

Although there is no real danger of the horse and rider toppling over as the latter will maintain his normal position in such a situation, the mere appearance of want of balance or equilibrium is, in the minds of many, a serious defect, Vand it is the main object of this my invention to obviate said defect.

lly invention is illustrated diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing, F and 2 showingthe toy horse in the eXtreme positions that is to say in the former'when the front and hind legs are apart to their full extent, brought about by the rider ,putting his weight on the saddle, and in the latter when `said legs are brought nearest together, brought Vabout by the vrider standing up in the stirrups. V f Y Y Fig. 3 shows the complete horse and Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 details to be referred to.

T'o avoid having to refer to the specification of my said British Patent No. 113577 I include herein a description of the invention therein claimed. This consists of av toy horse made up of twoniain partsA, B, which are hinged together at the upper edges and the hoofs of which are provided withv rollers Z which vcan only rotate inthe YVforwardV direction. The part A has a bell-crank f, lf', hingedly supported at e, the part A be# ing made with a cavityto receive this. One

arm viz Vf is connected by a chainor cord mrto the partV B, and the other arm fV has horse is propelled forward.

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' studs L projecting through slots in the partv A and from which studs the stirrups s are suspended `If the ridersits down on the saddle and avoids pressingunduly'on the stirrups, the front, legs D will move forward and whenY next he risesfromthe saddle so that. his whole weight is o'nthe stirrups the hind legs will be drawn forward. ABy thus intermittently transferring his weight alteriiately to the saddle and the stirrups the yMy present inventioncconsists in 'an iinportant improvement in the connection Aof the parts Al and B; l Y, In thefirst placeliX to the frontfupper (Figa- 4t :and 5).` 4Connected to the )boss by a pivot pin lvare two'webs or plates Vu" part of the part B, aV plate r'having a slotfr and atlit's front-edge a depending bossfA that proj ect from a vertical plate that has at.` its front face, at both side edges, vertical lugs u. such that the webs u can turn freely (tofa desired extent) in the horizontal plane,rel

The pivotal connection should be' atively to theplate r, ebut the pivot 'pinoVK must` not be too loose a fit 'in the boss t, so that rattling is avoided, and the boss should be of fair vertical length so that a too rapid wearing of the pivot will be avoided. i

Fixed to the rear upper portion ofthe part A is a plate 'w that has projecting'frm its rear'edge a horizontal boss fw which fits snugly between the two/lugs fu, to which it is pivotally connected by a pivot pin vo.

The'aperture throughthe boss fw" is fmade f about'as shown on a largerV scaleinV Fig.'A 7, that is to say its centre part ts fairly snugly on the pivot pin o whereas on each sideV thereof the aperture is made conical sov that in addition to the capacity to turn in the vertical plane relatively to each other, the

parts fw and u can to some extent rock or rotate relatively to each other. Y By this means when the rider is turnin remain planted on the ground andl the propelling forward, in the manner described, of the horse can be effected as easilyas when a straight course is steered. Y

In order that the rider'shall be'quite com# fortaible when, as :the rresult of his sitting down on; the saddle, the parts A and B assume the position more or less as indicated in F l, I pivotally connect the v'saddle S at the front end at L29 .to the part A and the realiA end of the saddle or saddle-bar is provided l.

1700 round a sharp corner the four rollers d will With a pin p which enters the slot 7* in the plate 11 that is secured to the part B.

The saddle thus forms a sort of bridge, as will be understood from Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, and affords a substantially horizontal seat, in all positions of the parts A; and B,`or the rider.

The pin and slot connection of the rear end of the saddle and the p-late 1^ serves, in conjunction With the cord or chain m, to limit the extent to which the legs of the toy animal Will 'spread apart When the rider puts his Whole Weight on the saddle. Y

The reins R are connected to the lower ends of rocking spindles n, n', Which are carried .at the ends of an imitation bridle and the upper ends of said rods are connected by cords o to each side of the part B so that by pulling onV either end of the reins the horse Will be steered.Y

I claim as my invention l. In a toy horse adapted to be propelled by the rider putting his Weight alternately on thev saddle and stirrups, the combination With a horsebody having a front section and a rear section, a three-part hinge device-connecting said sections, said hinge de- `vice having one member secured to the rear section, one member secured to the front section, and an intermediate member hinged to the first-named member to turn about a vertical axis and to the'last-named member to turn about a horizontal axis, a lever pivoted to the front section and connected to the rear section, and stirrps connected to said lever.

2. In a toy horse, the combination With a horse body having a front section and a rear section, of a three-part hinge device connecting' said sections, said hinge devicey having one member secured to the rear section, one member secured to the front section, and/an intermediate member hinged to the firsty namedv member to turn about a vertical axis and to the last-named member to turn about a horizontal axis, said first-named member having a longitudinal slot, a saddle pivoted at its front end to the yfirst sectionl and having a pin operating in said slot, a bellcranklever pivoted to the front section and connected to the rear section and stirrups hung from said lever.

t THOMAS COWBURN.

lVitnesses CHAs. BAUER', FRED J AMES. 

